Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I purchased this tent for a solo backpacking trip into the mountains in NM. It was a pretty good climb so I was being pretty weight conscious (on a reasonable budget). I debated between the one person model and the two person. I had read the reviews and checked out the measurements on both. I opted for the two person model, hence the review of this product. The extra dollars and the extra pound and some change were well worth it. First off it would definitely accommodate two people and their gear (utilizing the vestibules for gear). Since I was solo I was able to keep my gear inside the tent, which gave me piece of mind that I was not going to have accidental encounter with a scorpion or other desert critter in my gear. Having the tent being mostly mesh is fantastic. It allowed for total ventilation which on the warmest night was very welcome. Secondly it allows for a great view of the sky at night. It was amazing falling asleep staring up at all the stars. This trip was during monsoon season so I expected I would get at least one storm. I saw the storms coming up and I put the rain fly on, it took me about two minutes which was right on par for the amount of time it took to set up the tent (5 minutes). The weather got pretty rough, the wind was gusting over 50 mph and the rain came down hard, more than an inch in 30 minutes during the first storm. The tent stayed perfectly dry, I was really quite impressed. The second storm came though later in the day and was not nearly as strong. I was resigned to spending some time in the tent as not to get soaked. I did discover a huge advantage to the two person model at this point, aside from the extra room. The two person model has two doors and two vestibules. I was able to open one flap on each of the vestibules to get a nice breeze through the tent and still keep the rain out. On the one person model you would not get that luxury. The rain fly does have vents in the top which are nice but there was nothing like having the additional airflow with one side of each vestibule open. The little mesh "gear loft" in the top of the tent was great for keeping track of small lightweight objects. The stakes that come with it are ok, but I did opt for some groundhog stakes instead and I think that was also a wise idea, especially how well they held up in the wind. I did take a small poly tarp with me to use under the tent since it was somewhat rocky. I saw one of the floors that ALPS offers and for the money was way less than impressed. I am so pleased with this tent I'd recommend it to anyone. If you are going solo, still consider this tent for the reasons mentioned. I honestly can't come up with a criticism of this tent, it was absolutely perfect for me. I read a review of a person that's complained it was hard to get into the tent while they were wet and muddy, and wanted to leave the wet gear outside in the vestibule. I was able to accomplish getting in and leaving muddy boots on the outside with no trouble at all, it did not require any of the basic ballet movements or anything.